[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative) › c4.s1.38 # A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c4.s1.38 A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c4.s1.38 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1.38) Observation.—It is an accepted rule of Indian music that a raga should have at least five notes पंचोनेभ्यः स्वरेभ्यश्च नस्य । द्रागस्य संभवः । A tana may have any number of swaras. - [Previous: c4.s1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1.37) - [Next: c4.s1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1.39) - [Up: c4.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.bhatkhande-comparative.c4.s1.38) · Pramāṇa